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chapter 12 : pepperoni

Marnie's POV:
I left Luke.

again.

I explained the whole paper metaphor to him but he didn't seem to take it well. he just froze.

I knew straight away that he would leave and just screw me over like everyone else did. I didn't blame him to be honest. I'm just not worth it. I'm obviously not interesting enough when the person who's supposed to love me most, doesn't want me. and never has.

these thoughts were racing through my cluttered mind as I sat, hunched over on my bed, eyes glued to the screen. I was feeling curious so I decided to have a look at Luke's Instagram profile. I typed his name into the search bar and straight underneath his name was the top search: Luke Hemmings and Marnie Michel.

firstly, how did my last name come up? how did people find out id been with him? secondly, why was my name even there? thirdly, how long had it been there?

I tapped the cursor over my name and scrolled through the search results. "Luke's new girlfriend: pregnant on the first date?!"
"stalker o'clock! Luke Hemmings follows innocent girl to her workplace!"
"Twitter fans hate on Luke's new love interest..." I clicked on the last one.

oh my god! I thought Luke would have better taste than her!

ew she looks like a total slag.

she's stealing our Luke from us :( she should go die tbh

the girls pregnant. or is she just fat? we'll never know. it must be those thunder thighs!!

I clutched my stomach, feeling it to see if I could feel any fat. I then took a glance at my thighs. they were covered in gross cellulite. I was ugly and disgusting. I looked pregnant.

I scrolled some more.

there were pictures of me and Luke at the cafe and me crying after I left.

I swear that girl looks familiar though? anyone else?

she can't just take them away from us!!

I'm not taking him away from them. why are they accusing me? I've not done anything.

she shouldn't have a family. I would have thrown her away at birth if I was her mum.

ugly cow.

she's making Luke upset. fandom attack her please.

rt if you love Luke. ignore if you love moo-cow Marnie.

what have I done to upset them this much? tears pricked my eyes as I slowly shut the lid of my laptop and let my cheeks drown in the saltiness.

Luke's POV:
the first thing I did when I put the phone down is check my Twitter mentions. this was about the time when the rumours start and the hate just comes flooding in.

Luke! wtf r u doing with that ugly bitch?!

your fans love you so much more just dump her she's a fat cow.

I don't understand our fans sometimes. they can be so ruthless. I read through a couple more but it was too much. how could anyone want to hate on her when she's as cute as a button? I just don't understand. some people are saying she's pregnant, I raped her, she raped me. I mean, seriously? I just can't get into my head.

I decide to call her before she gets a chance to read any of it.

but wait.

she changed her fucking number.

Marnie, Marnie, Marnie, Marnie.

why?!

ok i won't tweet anything, that'll just stir it up even more. I should just DM her? she would have blocked me-

BUZZ BUZZ!

Marnie👑 is calling...

thank God.
"hello?"
"h-hiya," she said between sniffles.

shit.

"hey, you read the hate, I guess,"
"yeah. and those pepperoni dudes or whatever,"
"paparazzi." I corrected with a laugh and she giggled. "sorry, yeah. um, did I really make you upset? I'm sorry I just can't handle all this stuff and I know you don't want me and don't like me and I'm taking you away from your fans. I know I'm too fat for you anyway and I just don't really know anymo-"
"shall I come over?"
"oh no, you don't have t-"
"text me the address."
"ok."

Marnie's POV:
I felt so stupid, crying to Luke getting him to help me out. when, really, I was the one who left him and he should be angry, not driving to my apartment in the early hours of the morning.

I heard him knock on the door and I immediately got up to open it. he didn't even say anything he just picked me up and carried me over to the bed where he tucked us both under the cover and kicked off his shoes. I looked like a wreck with matted hair and mascara all run down my cheeks. I was in only a baggy shirt that had a smiley face on it and some knee socks. Luke, however looked handsome and smart and cute all at the same time. he cuddled me into his chest a I sobbed violently on his shirt. he stroked my head and shushed me. "I'm here, Marnie. I'm not going anywhere."

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A/N: sad times for Marnie. thought the pepperoni part was quite cute tbh. thanks for 400 guys :))))

~mimi xo